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Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Council Bluffs riverfront. Construction of Union Pacific bridge in background.
Terminal Bridge
Child walking across terminal railroad bridge.
Terminal Bridge
Terminal Bridge over Missouri River.
Hundreds open DeSoto center
Guests examine . . . the entrance to the new visitor center that was opened Saturday at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. The center houses artifacts from the steamboat Bertrand that sank in the Missouri River in 1865 and recovered in 1969. Gov.…
Add 6,000 acres . . . federal plans call for a bigger Ox Bow Lake
Looking north . . .across the Ox Bow Lake proposal. Dotted line at lower left indicates the approximate course the Missouri River channel would take. Land area in center would became wildlife refuge. Sealed off river loop would become a lake.
Towboat
Aerial photograph of a Towboat in the Missouri River
River bank looking North (taken from Aksarben Bridge)
Panoramic photo of River bank looking North (taken from Aksarben Bridge)
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
October 2009 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
March 2005 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
August 2003 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
April 2007 Historical Society newsletter.
Ak-Sar-Ben buys Douglas Street Bridge
The Douglas street bridge, which Council Bluffs voters refused to purchase for $2,500,000 last Nov. 6 was sold by the tram and bridge companies Monday to the Ak-Sar-Ben organization in Omaha for $2,350.00. Tram company officials made the deal with…
Ak span's 8 decade use ends
This pix was taken before 1913, perhaps near the turn of the century, said Mrs. Wilson. John F. Allen, tollmaster.
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge demolition
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Old and new Missouri River bridges
Ak Bridge death neat, clean job
The fallen giant . . . was being cut up for scrap shortly after the blast by workmen for Allied Structural Steel of Hammond, Ind. The sight caused a minor traffic jam on the I-480 bridge as motorists stopped to take a look.
Ak-Bridge scene
Ak-Bridge scene . . .won't be changing much in the next few months as decisions are made on how to get rid of the last 400-foot long center span. Several plans have been offered. --Nonpareil Photo.
Fading Ak-Sar-Ben scene
The remains of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge came a step closer to obliteration Thursday. Crews continued blasting the bridge's piers, shown behind the crane barge, to bring them down near water level. Truman Ferguson, superintendent of the demolition job,…